Bertricourt

Title

Bertricourt

Also Known As

Bertricort, Betricort, Bertincort, Betrincort

Dates

Founded 12th c.; dissolved 13th century?

Dedication

Stephen Protomartyr

Affiliation

Amiens

Medieval Diocese

Amiens

Circary

Ponthieu

History

Bertricourt was founded as a house of sisters by 1140, and was under the paternity of the Premonstratensian abbey of St-Jean d'Amiens. The community lasted until at least the 13th century. Its church was destroyed in the 1620s.

Heads of Community

Prioresses

Gisele de Picquigny, fl. 12th c.
Agnes de Coissy, fl. ?
Anne, fl. ?
Emmeline, fl. ?
Marie, fl. ?

Status

Women's community

Archival Sources

Nancy, Bibliothèque Stanislas

MS 1751 (992 vol. 4), fol. 235v.

Image Credit

Bertricourt as shown on the Cassini Map, 18th century.

Last Updated

Oct. 2026.

Files

Collection

Ponthieu

Citation

“Bertricourt,” A Premonstratensian Atlas, accessed October 16, 2026, https://yvonneseale.org/atlas/items/show/55.

Geolocation

Item Relations

This Item DependentOn Item: Amiens